N.I.C.E. Community Schools
N.I.C.E. Community Schools is located in northwest Michigan. N.I.C.E. Community Schools has 605.20 square miles of land area and 28.65 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total N.I.C.E. Community Schools population is 7,412. N.I.C.E. Community Schools median household income is $54,040 in 2010-2014. N.I.C.E. Community Schools median house value is $109,300 in 2010-2014. On average, N.I.C.E. Community Schools is better than the state average in quality.
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300 Westwood Dr
Ishpeming MI, 49849, Marquette County
Phone: 906-485-1021
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | |
Total Students: | 1,171 | 1,175 | 1,238 | 1,232 | 1,243 | 1,229 | 1,244 |
English Language Learner Students: | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NA |
Total Teachers: | 73.43 | 70.28 | 75.16 | 77.01 | 73.86 | 75.90 | 75.70 |
Prekindergarten: | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | NA |
Kindergarten: | 6.10 | 6.10 | 3.00 | 3.00 | 3.50 | 3.00 | 3.00 |
Elementary: | 26.00 | 23.14 | 23.02 | 24.03 | 22.03 | 23.60 | 22.30 |
Secondary: | 31.30 | 31.11 | 31.36 | 31.60 | 32.00 | 32.80 | 33.80 |
Ungraded: | 10.03 | 9.93 | 17.78 | 18.38 | 15.33 | 15.50 | 16.60 |
Total Other Staff: | 63.72 | 62.62 | 61.81 | 69.07 | 70.31 | 67.30 | 73.30 |
Instructional Aides: | 15.44 | 15.08 | 14.20 | 16.75 | 17.40 | 15.70 | 17.80 |
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors: | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.73 | 2.08 | 1.55 | 1.60 | 1.70 |
Total Guidance Counselors: | 2.00 | 2.00 | 1.60 | 2.00 | 1.20 | 1.20 | 1.20 |
Elementary Guidance Counselors: | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.60 | 1.00 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.30 |
Secondary Guidance Counselors: | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.90 | 0.90 | 0.90 |
Other Guidance Counselors: | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | NA | 0.00 | NA |
Librarians/Media Specialists: | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.40 | 0.00 | 0.50 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Library/Media Support: | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | NA |
District Administrators: | 3.00 | 3.00 | 3.75 | 3.60 | 3.98 | 3.80 | 4.80 |
District Administrative Support: | 0.00 | 0.33 | 0.33 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
School Administrators: | 4.31 | 5.32 | 2.10 | 4.17 | 3.99 | 4.00 | 3.90 |
School Administrative Support: | 7.47 | 7.00 | 9.05 | 8.24 | 8.23 | 7.30 | 8.00 |
Student Support Services: | 7.37 | 7.24 | 5.34 | 3.55 | 3.42 | 3.90 | 4.70 |
Other Support Services: | 24.13 | 22.65 | 23.31 | 27.68 | 29.04 | 27.80 | 29.20 |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.95 | 16.72 | 16.47 | 16.00 | 16.83 | 16.19 | 16.43 |
Schools
Aspen Ridge Elementary School | Prekindergarten to Grade 8 | 350 Aspen Ridge School Rd, Ishpeming MI 49849 | |
Westwood High School | Grade 9 to Grade 12 | 300 South Westwood Dr, Ishpeming MI 49849 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | State Average |
MEAP Test | |||||
2006 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 75% | 52.4% |
2007 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 53.5% |
2006 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 76.5% | 70.1% |
2007 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 79.2% | 68% |
2006 | Science | 12th Grade | % met std | 71.2% | 56.8% |
2007 | Science | 12th Grade | % met std | 74.2% | 59.8% |
2006 | Writing | 12th Grade | % met std | 62.1% | 55.2% |
2007 | Writing | 12th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 55.9% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92% | 87% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92% | 87.9% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94% | 90.2% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.2% | 91.3% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.9% | 94.8% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96.9% | 95.3% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 22.7% | 36.3% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 21.9% | 40.9% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88% | 86.6% |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.1% | 87.4% |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.4% | 86.4% |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.2% | 86.4% |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97% | 89.8% |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.5% | 86.8% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.3% | 62.4% |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 59.4% | 66.5% |
2006 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 41.3% | 51.5% |
2007 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 50.6% | 51.8% |
2008 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 55.4% | 57.4% |
2009 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 51.3% | 61.1% |
2006 | Listening | 4th Grade | % met std | 62% | 62.8% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.1% | 81.6% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 91% | 84.6% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.2% | 85.8% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.2% | 87.9% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.2% | 92.3% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.6% | 91.5% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 28.4% | 39.9% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 37.5% | 44.9% |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 87% | 83.2% |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 91% | 84.9% |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 93% | 84.5% |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.4% | 82.8% |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.5% | 84.1% |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.6% | 84.1% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 74% | 67.7% |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.4% | 68.1% |
2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 53.3% | 54.8% |
2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 34.6% | 45.2% |
2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 39.5% | 44.5% |
2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 41.8% | 44.4% |
2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 44.7% | 47.2% |
2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 45.3% | 44.5% |
2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 44.4% | 46.7% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 89.8% | 73.4% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.9% | 75.9% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.6% | 74.2% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.2% | 76.8% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.8% | 79.5% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.5% | 79.9% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 36.7% | 39.6% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 39.8% | 45.7% |
2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.9% | 80% |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.9% | 84.1% |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 89.6% | 81.6% |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.2% | 81.5% |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 91.1% | 85.2% |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.8% | 85.1% |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 68.8% |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.9% | 70.4% |
2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 94.3% | 76.8% |
2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 95.5% | 82.8% |
2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 93.6% | 81.7% |
2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 89.5% | 83.1% |
2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 81% |
2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.1% | 78.1% |
2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 9.8% | 15.3% |
2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 15.1% | 13.1% |
2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.5% | 62.9% |
2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 57.4% |
2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.1% | 58.8% |
2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.4% | 63.4% |
2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 84.3% | 65.1% |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 87.8% | 69% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 78.3% | 72.7% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 90.7% | 79.9% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 88.5% | 82% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 83.5% | 84.5% |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 22.5% | 37.1% |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 30.3% | 40.2% |
2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 94.1% | 79.6% |
2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 84.4% | 83.3% |
2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 87% | 81.8% |
2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 81.6% | 80.5% |
2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 92% | 87.7% |
2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 86.1% | 84% |
2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 61.3% | 67% |
2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 70.5% | 68.2% |
2010 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 85.1% | 73.4% |
2011 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 81% | 75.3% |
2012 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 19.3% | 27.7% |
2013 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 34.8% | 29.7% |
2006 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 80.4% | 74.8% |
2007 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 68.9% | 74.1% |
2008 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 73.9% | 72.7% |
2009 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 79.3% | 75.7% |
2006 | Listening | 7th Grade | % met std | 63.5% | 50% |
2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 64.6% | 59.6% |
2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 68.3% | 64.3% |
2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 80.7% | 72.7% |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 86.4% | 82.6% |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 84.9% | 82.2% |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 94% | 84.6% |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 36.3% | 37.2% |
2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 24.1% | 38.4% |
2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 79.2% | 75.8% |
2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 95% | 79.7% |
2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 79.5% | 72.5% |
2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 86.4% | 79.6% |
2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 83.7% | 82% |
2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 83.1% | 79% |
2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 52.5% | 59.7% |
2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 51.2% | 62% |
2006 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 72.9% | 66.7% |
2007 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 79.2% | 65.4% |
2008 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 86.4% | 76.6% |
2009 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 75% | 77.9% |
2011 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 26.5% | 47.8% |
2012 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 41.3% | 47.3% |
2013 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 45% | 51.7% |
2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 68.3% | 63.2% |
2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 74.7% | 68.1% |
2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 76.5% | 71.6% |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 86.2% | 74.5% |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 77.3% | 70.3% |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 85% | 78% |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 29.9% | 29.4% |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 30.9% | 32.5% |
2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 72.3% | 72.9% |
2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 82.8% | 75.6% |
2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 86.7% | 77.1% |
2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 80.5% | 75.5% |
2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 77.5% | 83.4% |
2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 81.9% |
2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 56.3% | 60.5% |
2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 64.2% | 65.7% |
2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 91.1% | 76.8% |
2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 93.1% | 74.9% |
2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 94.9% | 79.2% |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 88.5% | 76.3% |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 76.1% | 75.9% |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 88.8% | 78.1% |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 16.1% | 16.5% |
2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 13.6% | 15.9% |
2006 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 74.3% | 64.7% |
2007 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 70.1% | 66.8% |
2008 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 86.7% | 69.8% |
2009 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 80.5% | 74.2% |
2010 | Social Studies | 9th Grade | % met std | 79.1% | 71.1% |
2011 | Social Studies | 9th Grade | % met std | 80.7% | 72.8% |
2012 | Social Studies | 9th Grade | % met std | 30.5% | 28.7% |
2013 | Social Studies | 9th Grade | % met std | 23.5% | 28.6% |
MME Test | |||||
2007 | English Lang Arts | 11th Grade | % met std | 65.4% | 51% |
2008 | English Lang Arts | 11th Grade | % met std | 49.4% | 52.3% |
2009 | English Lang Arts | 11th Grade | % met std | 51% | 52.1% |
2007 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 57.8% | 46.5% |
2008 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 50.6% | 46.2% |
2009 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 59.2% | 49.3% |
2010 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 50.7% | 50.4% |
2011 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 63% | 52% |
2012 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 26.2% | 29.1% |
2013 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 27% | 29% |
2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 71.1% | 59.7% |
2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 63.9% | 61.9% |
2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 56.1% | 59.9% |
2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 80% | 65.2% |
2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 85% | 63% |
2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 64.3% | 55.9% |
2013 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 60% | 54% |
2007 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 59% | 55.9% |
2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 55.4% | 56.6% |
2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 63% | 55.6% |
2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 60% | 57.9% |
2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 78% | 61% |
2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 29.8% | 25.8% |
2013 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 26% | 26% |
2007 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 93.8% | 83.3% |
2008 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 77.1% | 79.9% |
2009 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 77.6% | 81.3% |
2010 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 89.3% | 79.4% |
2011 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 91% | 77% |
2012 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 42.9% | 40.5% |
2013 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 39% | 39% |
2007 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 51.9% | 40.1% |
2008 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 34.9% | 41.1% |
2009 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 42% | 43.4% |
2010 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 46.7% | 43.7% |
2011 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 59% | 47% |
2012 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 58.3% | 49.4% |
2013 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 58% | 49% |
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School District Fiscal Information
2012 | 2011 | 2010 | |||||||
Amount | Per Student | % | Amount | Per Student | % | Amount | Per Student | % | |
Total Revenue: | $12,194,000 | $9,850 | $12,368,000 | $10,039 | $11,942,000 | $9,607 | |||
Federal: | $426,000 | $344 | 3.5% | $836,000 | $679 | 6.8% | $821,000 | $660 | 6.9% |
State: | $7,783,000 | $6,287 | 63.8% | $7,321,000 | $5,942 | 59.2% | $7,308,000 | $5,879 | 61.2% |
Local: | $3,985,000 | $3,219 | 32.7% | $4,211,000 | $3,418 | 34.0% | $3,813,000 | $3,068 | 31.9% |
Total Expenditures: | $11,860,000 | $9,580 | $12,164,000 | $9,873 | $12,506,000 | $10,061 | |||
Total Current Expenditures: | $9,944,000 | $8,032 | $10,795,000 | $8,762 | $9,960,000 | $8,013 | |||
Instructional Expenditures: | $6,618,000 | $5,346 | 66.6% | $6,988,000 | $5,672 | 64.7% | $6,410,000 | $5,157 | 64.4% |
Student and Staff Support: | $649,000 | $524 | 6.5% | $759,000 | $616 | 7.0% | $660,000 | $531 | 6.6% |
Administration: | $827,000 | $668 | 8.3% | $1,074,000 | $872 | 9.9% | $974,000 | $784 | 9.8% |
Operations, Food, Other: | $1,850,000 | $1,494 | 18.6% | $1,974,000 | $1,602 | 18.3% | $1,916,000 | $1,541 | 19.2% |
Total Capital Outlay: | $856,000 | $691 | $632,000 | $513 | $1,193,000 | $960 | |||
Construction: | $823,000 | $665 | $578,000 | $469 | $733,000 | $590 | |||
Total Other: | $439,000 | $355 | $441,000 | $358 | $482,000 | $388 | |||
Interest on Debt: | $235,000 | $190 | $245,000 | $199 | $279,000 | $224 | |||
Total Salary: | $5,442,000 | $4,396 | $5,747,000 | $4,665 | $5,359,000 | $4,311 | |||
Instruction/Teacher Salary: | $3,897,000 | $3,148 | 71.6% | $4,052,000 | $3,289 | 70.5% | $3,749,000 | $3,016 | 70.0% |
Other Salary: | $1,545,000 | $1,248 | 28.4% | $1,695,000 | $1,376 | 29.5% | $1,610,000 | $1,295 | 30.0% |
Total Benefit: | $2,990,000 | $2,415 | $3,220,000 | $2,614 | $2,976,000 | $2,394 | |||
Instruction/Teacher Benefit: | $2,240,000 | $1,809 | 74.9% | $2,348,000 | $1,906 | 72.9% | $2,144,000 | $1,725 | 72.0% |
Other Benefit: | $750,000 | $606 | 25.1% | $872,000 | $708 | 27.1% | $832,000 | $669 | 28.0% |
* N.I.C.E. Community Schools was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.